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J.C. Penney Opens First LEED Store
August 06, 2009
Plano, Texas-based J.C. Penney Co. Inc. has opened its first LEED-certified store at The Village at Fairview in Fairview, Texas, according to Costar.com. At 115,000 sq. ft., the store is designed to consume 41 percent less energy than the average similar building, and features a reflective white roof; energy-efficient lighting; landscape materials and plumbing fixtures that will reduce water consumption; use of regional materials; and an HVAC system that is 20 percent more energy efficient. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has also certified the Fairview location as "Designed to Earn the Energy Star," making J.C. Penney the first national retailer to receive the honor.
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DDI visited the new JCPenney department store at Manhattan Mall in New York and spoke with store manager Joe Cardamone. Below is video of that conversation paired with a walk-through tour of the new store. For more on the JCPenney store, look out for DDI's November/December issue mailing out at the end of November.
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